Tom Horne

Librotraficantes: Moving through San Antonio on way to protest Arizona’s dismantling of Mexican-American studies

Librotraficantes: Moving through San Antonio on way to protest Arizona’s dismantling of Mexican-American studies On Monday, March 12, the busses and cars of the Librotraficante Caravan will roll into San Antonio from Houston, making the first stop on their road trip to smuggle books into Arizona.

Arizona ruling hits Mexican-American studies program (Video)

Arizona ruling hits Mexican-American studies program (Video) Public schools in Tucson, Arizona, face millions of dollars in penalties after a ruling that the district's Mexican-American studies program violates state law.

Arizona launches site to net cash for border fence

Arizona launches site to net cash for border fence Arizona launched a fundraising website Wednesday to build fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border, a newly authorized project that supporters said is needed to close gaps exploited by smugglers and illegal immigrants.

Tucson students storm meeting, delay vote on ethnic studies

Tucson students storm meeting, delay vote on ethnic studies Arizona’s attempt to dismantle Tucson’s ethnic studies program was dealt a blow Tuesday when students rose up and took over a school board meeting where a resolution to determine the fate of the program was up for discussion. Fifteen minutes before the board meeting was set to start, nine students stormed the stage and chained themselves to the board members’ chairs as protesters filled the room and chanted: “Our education is under attack, what do we do? Fight back!”

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